Does your low carb diet have your craving French fries? Turnip fries make a surprisingly tasty alternative, and they’re easy to make. Each medium sized turnip has about 8g of carbs. So that makes a fist full of these fries pretty low carb!
Simply buy some turnips, season them up and toss them in the oven! I haven’t been able to get them to have the same texture as French fries, but the flavor is pretty close. Check out the video below for full instructions!
Low carb fries, Turnip fries!
Course: Low Carb Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Weeknight recipesServings
4
servingsPrep time
7
minutesCooking time
15
minutesResting Time
5
minutesThis is a tasty, healthy low carb alternative to French fries!
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs turnips, or about 2 – 3 turnips
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons powdered garlic
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions
- Pre heat your oven to 450 degrees.
- Slice the turnips in to about half inch thick slices.
- Toss the sliced turnips in the olive oil, powdered garlic salt and pepper.
- Evenly spread the turnip pieces on to a backing sheet without over crowding them.
- Bake for 15 min. Let rest for at least 5 min. or until cool enough to eat1
- Enjoy with a nice aioli!
